KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — Authorities searched Tuesday for a 10-month-old girl who was declared missing after her grandmother was found slain inside a suburban Philadelphia apartment.

Investigators are focusing on reuniting Saavni Venna with her parents in two probes that are “intricately connected,” Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said.

Investigators did not immediately release details on the death of the girl’s grandmother, 61-year-old Satyawathi Venna. Ferman would not say how the woman was killed or whether there were any suspects in the case.

“All of our resources are focused on finding Saavni and reuniting her with her parents,” Ferman said in an interview. “The search for the child is intricately connected to the homicide investigation.”

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Police issued an Amber alert for Saavni Venna on Monday following the discovery of her grandmother’s body at the Marquis Apartments in King of Prussia. Later in the night, the girl’s father issued a tearful plea for his child’s return.

The FBI is assisting in the investigation, said Frank Burton, a spokesman for the agency’s Philadelphia office.

ORIGINAL STORY: Missing toddler’s father begs for her return

BY By Tony Fioriglio

afioriglio@journalregister.com

UPPER MERION — The father of an infant reported abducted during a homicide in suburban Philadelphia has made an emotional plea for his daughter’s return.

Police in Upper Merion Township held a brief news conference late Monday night at the Marquis Apartments in King of Prussia to allow 10-month-old Saavni Venna’s father to speak.

He said, “If someone finds my baby could you please bring my baby back. Don’t do any harm to the baby.”

According to a report on Fox 29 News Tuesday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist in the search for the child.

Police have declined further comment on the case or the homicide but said they don’t believe other residents should be afraid.

An Amber Alert issued Monday afternoon said the girl was last seen between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday. Police said they had no immediate description of a suspect or a vehicle.

The missing child is an Asian/Indian girl and is 2 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 21 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a white dress with pink flowers.